Provisions of the Companies Act 2006 coming into force on 1st November 20073

1

Sections 362 to 379 of the Companies Act 2006 (control of political donations and expenditure), with the exception of the provisions specified in article 5 of this Order (which relate to independent election candidates), come into force in Northern Ireland on 1st November 2007.

2

The following provisions of the Companies Act 2006 come into force on 1st November 2007 so far as necessary for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (1)—

a

section 546 (issued and allotted share capital);

b

section 1158 (meaning of “UK-registered company”);

c

in section 1173 (minor definitions: general), the definition of “body corporate”; and

d

section 1284 (extension of Companies Acts to Northern Ireland).